Stanford headlines for the week of October 8, 2008

Gifts to the arts top $200 million; new space planned
Avant-garde director Robert Wilson: 'What we see can be as important as what we hear'
Circadian clock may be critical to learning and memory
Free flu immunizations to begin Mondays at Vaden Health Center
Conference will focus on problems of inequality in education
Honors & Awards
8,900 people expected for Reunion Homecoming
Touring Y2E2
Paul Ehrlich discusses new book on human evolution
Educators say pushback against progress continues racial split in U.S.
Nobel winners’ theory was confirmed at SLAC
New executive director for Haas Center announced, expected to start in April
$75 million gift from Lokey to build stem cell institute
New steps suggested for opiate use in children's hospitals
Danielle Ofri to deliver Oct. 14 King Lecture
Dean's essay discusses med center governance
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Asian-white couples face distinct risks during pregnancy, new study reveals
New test for deadly leukemia could allow doctors to make quicker diagnoses
New Down syndrome test less risky than amniocentesis
Mysterious snippets of DNA withstand eons of evolution
Introducing Heidi Heilemann: Lane Library's new director
Breast cancer therapist Kriss dies at 82
Medical center people
Mitchell receives major cancer research grant
Housing
National security fellows announced
Conference on managing set for Nov. 10
Biosafety panel’s approval process for protocols to go online
Web of sustainability
Cardinal Chronicle